RSVP Deadline for ‘Contactless Smart Cards for Transit Fare Payment: A Paradigm Shift’
Today is the RSVP deadline for Dec. 6th’s panel discussion at NYU: "Contactless Smart Cards for Transit Fare Payment: A Paradigm Shift."
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Panel: ‘Contactless Smart Cards for Transit Fare Payment: A Paradigm Shift’
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MTA New York City Transit is exploring an option that permits payment of fare at the point of entry using a standard, bank-issued contactless smart card device. This is a paradigm shift from traditional approaches to fare collection in which transit agencies issue fare media and tickets that are integral to a stand-alone, custom-designed fare […]
RSVP Deadline for NYU/PCAC Transit Oriented Development Forum
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Alert: Today is the last day to RSVP for the Nov. 1 forum on Transit Oriented Development in the New York Metropolitan Region.
Win Back Transit Riders By Speeding Up Bus Boarding
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One surefire way for U.S. transit agencies to improve bus service is to streamline the boarding process by enabling riders to get on at any door. In a new report, NACTO makes the case for all-door boarding and looks at how American transit agencies are moving forward on implementation.
Support the MTA Rescue: Be Your Own Lobbyist
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As debate on the MTA rescue plan is reduced to stall tactics and race-baiting, the Campaign for New York’s Future is organizing a Lobby Day citizen bus trip to Albany, set for next Wednesday, March 18. With several State Senators saying they will refuse to pass a funding plan that includes bridge tolls, your voice […]
MTA’s Next-Gen Fare System Contract Treats All-Door Boarding as an Experiment, Not an Urgent Priority
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While the capability for citywide all-door boarding will be embedded in the new fare payment technology, the MTA's contract with Cubic shows the agency is still in no rush. It includes a pilot of all-door bus boarding on some lines but no firm commitment to citywide adoption.
Beyond the MetroCard: Faster Buses, Better Rail Access, Fairer Fares
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Changing the way we pay for transit is about much more than carrying around a new type of farecard.